Lily Kuo surveys China’s booming amusement-park industry:
In all there are already more than 2,000 theme parks in China already, according to estimates by Chinese tourism experts, compared to just over 400 in the United States, with another 64 due to launch in the next six years. It’s no wonder global entertainment firms from Six Flags to Disney, which is building a Disneyland in Shanghai, are clamoring to enter the Chinese market: More than 108 million people visited theme parks in China last year, up 6 percent from 2012, and Chinese theme park groups like Oct Parks China, Fantawild Group, and Haichang Group, have entered global rankings [pdf] in terms of attendance.
(Photo of Guangzhou’s Chimelong Paradise by Flickr user davecobb)
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